The Ned Kelly Award is awarded annually by the Crime Writers' Association of Australian for outstanding works in the field of crime, both fiction and non-fiction, by Australian authors. I am in the process of compiling a list of Ned Kelly Award winners and nominees. There are still a few gaps as there appears to be a lack of information about past nominees published around the traps. All help in finding nominees that I've missed will be gratefully accepted.

The Crime Writers' Association of Australia (CWAA) presents the 2009 Ned Kelly Awards. They were presented at the 2009 Melbourne Writers Festival

BEST NOVEL

Short List Nominees

Deep Waterby Peter Corris

Smoke & Mirrorsby Kel Robertson

Bright Air by Barry Maitland

BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL

Short List Nominees

Ghostlinesby Nick Gadd

Crooked by Camilla Nelson

The Build Up by Phillip Gwynne

BEST NON-FICTION

Short List Nominees

The Tall Man by Chloe Hooper

The Killing of Caroline Byrne by Robert Wainwrights

A Question of Power by Michelle Schwarz

SD HARVEY SHORT STORY

Short List Nominees

Fidget's Farewell by Scott McDermott

Farewell My Lovelies by Chris Womersley

Fern's Farewell by Bronwyn Mehan

Farewell To the Shade by Cheryl Rogers

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Shane Maloney

2008

The Crime Writers' Association of Australia (CWAA) presents the 2008 Ned Kelly Awards. They were presented at the 2008 Melbourne Writers Festival

BEST NOVEL

Short List Nominees

Shatterby Michael Robotham

Sucked In by Shane Maloney

Amongst The Dead by Robert Gott

El Dorado by Dorothy Porter

Long List Nominees

Trick or Treat by Kerry Greenwood

Cherry Pie by Leigh Redhead

Endangered List by Brian Westlake

Harum Scarum by Felicity Young

Sensitive New Age Spy by Geoffrey McGeachin

Night Has A Thousand Eyes by Mandy Sayer

Orpheus Lost by Janette Turner Hospital

Appeal Denied by Peter Corris

Open File by Peter Corris

Gospel by Sydney Bauer

Broken by Ilsa Evans

Skin And Bone by Kathryn Fox

Fan Mail by P.D. Martin

Shattered by Gabrielle Lord

The Calling by Jane Goodall

Game As Ned by Tim Peglar

The Tattooed Man by Alex Palmer

Blood Sunset by Jarad Henry

Redback by Lindy Cameron

BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL

Short List Nominees

The Low Roadby Chris Womersley

Golden Serpent by Mark Abernethy

A Fraction Of The Whole by Steve Toltz

Long List Nominees

Shadow Maker by Robert Sims

The Butcherbird by Geoffrey Cousins

Bye Bye Baby by Lauren Crow

Broken Swallow by JJ Burn

Green Velvet Shoes by Christina Ann Alexander

Frantic by Katherine Howell

Vodka Doesn't Freeze by Leah Giarratano

Iraqi Icicle by Bernie Dowling

Maelstrom by Michael MacConnell

BEST NON-FICTION

Short List Nominees

Red Centre, Dark Heart by Evan McHugh

Underbelly The Gangland War by John Silvester and Andrew Rule

Killing Jodie by Janet Fife-Yeomans

Long List Nominees

Bondi Badlands by Greg Callaghan

Big Shots by Adam Shand

Lives of Crime by Tippet & Munro

Fatal Flaw by Roger Maynard

Ned Kelly's Jerilderie Letter by Carole Wilkinson

Wild Colonial Boys by Paula Hunt

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Marele Day

2007

The Crime Writers' Association of Australia (CWAA) in conjunction with The Age and The Age Melbourne Writers Festival will announce the winners of the 2007 Ned Kelly Awards

BEST NOVEL

Short List

Chain of Evidenceby Garry Disher

The Night Ferry by Michael Robotham

The Unknown Terrorist by Richard Flanagan

The Cleaner by Paul Cleave

Undertow by Sydney Bauer

Spider Trap by Barry Maitland

also nominated

The Undertow by Peter Corris

Without Consent by Kathryn Fox

A Knife Edge by David Rollins

The Murderers' Club by P.D. Martin

The Tesla Legacy by Robert G .Barrett

Hit by Tara Moss

And Hope to Die by John Clanchy and Mark Henshaw

Inspector Anders and the Blood Vendetta by Marshall Brown

The Mother by Brett McBean

The Lady Splash by Kirsty Brooks

Vale Byron Bay by Wayne Grogan

Best First Crime Novel

Short List

Diamond Doveby Adrian Hyland

The Betrayal of Bindi Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriaty

Behind the Night Bazaar by Angela Savage

Better Dead Than Never by Laurent Boulanger

Equinox by Michael White

Upshot by John Trigger

Blood On A Blue Line by Steve Caple

The Cleaner by Paul Cleave

Prismatic by Edwina Grey

Carnies by Martin Livings

The Curer of Souls by Lindsay Simpson

Best True Crime

Short List

Killing For Pleasure: The Definitive Story of the Snowtown Murdersby Debi Marshall

Written On The Skinby Liz Porter

Justice For The Dead by Malcolm Dodd and Beverly Knight

Overboard: The Stories Cruise Ships Don't Want Told by Gywn Topham

Intractable by Bernie Matthews

Silent Death by Karen Kissane

Australian Outlaw by Derek Pedley

The Dodger by Duncan McNab

Things A Killer Would Know by Paula Doneman

Also nominated

After Port Arthur by Carol Altman

Sick To Death by Hedley Thomas

My Brother's Keeper by Charles Miranda and Angela Kamper

Girls Like You by Paul Sheehan

Inside Madness by Melissa Sweet

The Maria Korp Case by Carly Crawford

Done Like A Dinner by Sandra Harvey Jennifer Cooke

Cold Blooded Murder by Malcolm Brown

The Australian Crime File 2 by Paul B Kidd

The Beat by I.J. Fenn

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Sandra Harvey and Lindsay Simpson

2006

The Crime Writers' Association of Australia (CWAA) in conjunction with The Age and The Age Melbourne Writers Festival announced the winners of the 2006 Ned Kelly Awards on August 30, 2006

BEST NOVEL

Shortlist

Crook as Rookwood by Chris Nyst

The Broken Shore by Peter Temple

Rubdown by Leigh Redhead

Saving Billie by Peter Corris

Five Oranges by Graham Reilly

Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn by Marshall Browne

Also nominated

Death by Water by Kerry Greenwood

Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood

On, Off by Colleen McCulloch

Snapshot by Garry Disher

The Visitor by Jane R. Goodall

The Millionaire Float by Kristy Brooks

Dirty Weekend by Gabrielle Lord

A Thing of Blood by Robert Gott

The Berlin Cross by Gregg Flynn

The Time of the Dragon by Bruce Venables

The Journal of Fletcher Christian by Peter Corris

DED Dead by Geoffrey McGeachin

The Death Trust by David A Rollins

One Sunday by Joy Dettman

BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL

Shortlist

Out of Silence: A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and MurderbyWendy James

Head Shot by Jarad Henry

Dead Set by Kel Robertson

Also nominated

The Butterfly Man by Heather Rose

Body Count by P D Martin

The Devil's Companions by John Misto

BEST TRUE CRIME

Shortlist

Packing Death by Lachlan McCulloch

Norfolk Island of Secrets by Tim Latham

You'll Never Take Me Alive by Nick Bleszynski

And Then The Darkness by Sue Williams

In Your Face by Rochelle Jackson

Also nominated

Getting Away With Murder by Phil Cleary

NedKelly's Last Days by Alex C. Castles

Gun Alley by Kevin Morgan

Dead Centre by Robin Bowles

Secrets of the Jury Room by Malcolm Knox

Justice in Jeopardy by Debi Marshall

Forensics by Vikki Petraitis

Another Dirty Dozen by Paul Anderson

Crime Scene by Esther Mckay

The Snowtown Murders by Andrew McGarry

Sympathy For The Devil by Sean Padrac

The Usual Suspect by Duncan McNab

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

John Sylvester and Andrew Rule

2005

The Crime Writers' Association of Australia (CWAA) announced the winners of its 2005 Ned Kelly Awards on August 25, 2005.

BEST NOVEL

Lost by Michael Robotham

Spiking The Girl by Gabrielle Lord

The Happiness Punch by Kirsty Brooks

Covet by Tara Moss

Murder By Manuscript by Steve J. Spears

Heavenly Pleasures by Kerry Greenwood

No Trace by Barry Maitland

Queen Of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood

The Domino Game by Greg Wilson

Dangerous Deception by Sandy Curtis

Static by Randall Longmire

Private Dicks and Fiesty Chicks by Cathy Cole

A Hand In the Bush by Jane Clifton

BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL

A Private Manby Malcolm Knox

Malicious Intent by Kathryn Fox

The Groundsman by William Youatt-Pine

BEST TRUE CRIME

Mr Big by Tony Reeves

Jo Cinque's Consolation by Helen Garner

Underbelly 8 by Andrew Rule

Leadbelly by Andrew Rule

Wild Life by John Dale

The Bagman by Tom Gilling

The Coroner by Derrick Hand

The Phillip Island Murder by Vikki Petraitis

Almost Perfect by Greg Fogarty

Bound By Blood by John Suter Winton

All Things Bright and Beautiful by Susan Mitchell

The Gatton Murders by Stephanie Bennett

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Stuart Coupe

2004

I've got to be honest, I've had terrible trouble finding a complete list of the 2004 Ned Kelly Award nominees. If you can help me out here I would be very grateful. Below are the nominees and winners that I have been able to track down.

BEST NOVEL

Degrees of Connection by Jon Cleary

Master's Mates by Peter Corris

The Vodka Dialogue by Kirsty Brooks

The Wrong Door by Bunty Avieson

The Castlemaine Murders by Kerry Greenwood

Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood

Until Death by Sandy Curtis

Who Killed Camilla? by Emma Darcy

BEST FIRST NOVEL

The Walkerby Jane Goodall

Junkie Pilgrim by Wayne Grogan

Misconceptions by Terry McGee

Far Horizon by Tony Park

Rogue Element by David A. Rollins

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Bob Bottom (True Crime and Investigative Journalist)

2003

The Crime Writers' Association of Australia (CWAA) announced the winners of its 2003 Ned Kelly Awards on August 28, 2003..